Perlmutt

German

Alternative forms

• Perlmutter (dated)

Etymology

Shortened from now less common Perlmutter, a calque of Latin māter perlārum. The shortening possibly through reinterpretation of perlmuttern as Perlmutt + -ern instead of Perlmutter + -n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrlˈmʊt/, /ˈpɛrlˌmʊt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Perl‧mutt

Noun

Perlmutt n (strong, genitive Perlmutts, no plural)

1. mother-of-pearl, nacre (pearly substance on the interior of shells)

   Synonym: Perlmutter

Declension

Declension of Perlmutt [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Perlmutt
genitive	eines	des	Perlmutts
dative	einem	dem	Perlmutt
accusative	ein	das	Perlmutt

Related terms

• perlmuttern

Further reading

• “Perlmutt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Perlmutt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Perlmutt” in Duden online
• Perlmutt on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de